Greatest Hits (Little River Band album)
Greatest Hits | ||||
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Released | November 1982 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 49:43 77:14 (Expanded edition) | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Singles from Greatest Hits | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | (1982)[1] |
AllMusic | (2000)[2] |
Greatest Hits (titled Greatest Hits Vol. II in Australia) is a compilation by the Australian band Little River Band, released in November 1982. The album peaked at number No. 13 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart, at number No. 1 in New Zealand and No. 33 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA in 1992.
The album was digitally remastered and repackaged with additional tracks in an expanded edition in 2000.[3]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Graham Goble, unless otherwise noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "It's a Long Way There" (short version) | Little River Band (1975) | 4:12 | |
2. | "Help Is on Its Way" | Glenn Shorrock | Diamantina Cocktail (1977) | 4:04 |
3. | "Reminiscing" | Sleeper Catcher (1978) | 4:13 | |
4. | "Man on Your Mind" | Glenn Shorrock; Kerryn Tolhurst | Time Exposure (1981) | 4:16 |
5. | "The Other Guy" | New song | 2:49 | |
6. | "The Night Owls" | David Briggs | Time Exposure (1981) | 5:19 |
7. | "Lonesome Loser" | David Briggs | First Under the Wire (1979) | 3:58 |
8. | "Take It Easy on Me" | Time Exposure (1981) | 3:45 | |
9. | "Down on the Border" | new song | 2:55 | |
10. | "Happy Anniversary" | David Briggs; Birtles | Diamantina Cocktail (1977) | 4:03 |
11. | "Lady" | Sleeper Catcher (1978) | 4:55 | |
12. | "Cool Change" | Glenn Shorrock | First Under the Wire (1979) | 5:14 |
Total length: | 49:43 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Lonesome Loser" | David Briggs | First Under the Wire (1979) | 4:12 |
2. | "I'll Always Call Your Name" | Beeb Birtles | Little River Band (1975) | 3:38 |
3. | "Down on the Border" | Graham Goble | New song | 2:35 |
4. | "Broke Again" | Graham Goble; Beeb Birtles | After Hours (1976) | 3:25 |
5. | "The Other Guy" | Graham Goble | New song | 2:50 |
6. | "Long Jumpin' Jeweller" | Glenn Shorrock | After Hours (1976) | 4:47 |
7. | "The Night Owls" | David Briggs | Time Exposure (1981) | 3:51 |
8. | "Take It Easy on Me" | Graham Goble | Time Exposure (1981) | 3:45 |
9. | "St. Louis" | Harry Vanda; George Young | New Song | 3:35 |
10. | "Statue of Liberty" | Glenn Shorrock | Little River Band (1975) | 3:28 |
11. | "It's Not a Wonder" | Graham Goble | First Under the Wire (1979) | 3:55 |
12. | "Cool Change" | Glenn Shorrock | First Under the Wire (1979) | 5:09 |
Total length: | 45:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Lonesome Loser" | David Briggs | First Under the Wire (1979) | 3:58 |
2. | "Help Is on Its Way" | Glenn Shorrock | Diamantina Cocktail (1977) | 4:04 |
3. | "Cool Change" | Glenn Shorrock | First Under the Wire (1979) | 5:14 |
4. | "Take It Easy on Me" | Graham Goble | Time Exposure (1981) | 3:45 |
5. | "Face in the Crowd" | Graham Goble | No Reins (1986) | 4:38 |
6. | "Reminiscing" | Graham Goble | Sleeper Catcher (1978) | 4:13 |
7. | "The Night Owls" | David Briggs | Time Exposure (1981) | 5:19 |
8. | "Lady" | Graham Goble | Sleeper Catcher (1978) | 4:55 |
9. | "We Two" | Graham Goble | The Net (1983) | 4:33 |
10. | "The Other Guy" | Graham Goble | New song | 2:49 |
11. | "Man on Your Mind" | Glenn Shorrock; Kerryn Tolhurst | Time Exposure (1981) | 4:16 |
12. | "I'll Always Call Your Name" | Beeb Birtles | Little River Band (1975) | 4:49 |
13. | "Down on the Border" | Graham Goble | The Net (1983) | 2:55 |
14. | "Happy Anniversary" | David Briggs; Beeb Birtles | Diamantina Cocktail (1977) | 4:00 |
15. | "Playing to Win" | John Farnham; Graham Goble; David Hirschfelder; Stephen Housden; Wayne Nelson; Steve Prestwich; Spencer Proffer | Playing to Win (1985) | 4:25 |
16. | "It's Not a Wonder" | Graham Goble | First Under the Wire (1979) | 3:58 |
17. | "You're Driving Me out of My Mind" | Graham Goble; Beeb Birtles | The Net (1983) | 5:11 |
18. | "It's a Long Way There" (short version) | Graham Goble | Little River Band (1975) | 4:12 |
Total length: | 77:14 |
Charts[]
Chart (1982-2003) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 13 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 54 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[citation needed] | 33 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[7] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References[]
- ^ Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- ^ Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- ^ Adams, Bret. "Greatest Hits [Expanded Edition]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Little River Band – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Little River Band – Greatest Hitsr". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1982 greatest hits albums
- Little River Band albums
- Capitol Records compilation albums